A World War II training film titled 'Sex Hygiene' on causes and prevention of venereal diseases among soldiers in the United States. Spread of venereal diseases among males because of the lack of proper sex education. Continence is the best preventive measure. Soldiers enjoying in a club. Some of the soldiers play pool (billiards). A soldier talks to another soldier. An officer seated at a desk. The soldier approaches the officer and talks to him. The officer informs the soldier about training film 'Sex Hygiene' which is to be shown in the War Department Theater. The soldiers march towards the theater. They are seated in the theater. An officer speaks to them about the importance of the film. The film starts. An officer in the film gives the introduction of the film and diseases which are caused because of lack of information. A doctor examines a patient and looks at germs under a microscope. The germs causing various diseases.
A portrait of the President of the United States. A portrait of President Warren G. Harding.
A film titled 'The Bivouac Area' about the precautions to be taken to avoid enemy detection of a bivouac area during World War 2. Propellers of aircraft rotate as the engine starts. Aerial view of the truck convoys and tire marks on ground. A man observes pictures of a bivouac area in a training area of the United States. Explosion on ground. Man points on pictures of the bivouac area while studying the area. A man studies a map. A truck being driven. Men disembark truck and inspect the site. A truck convoy moves out of a jungle. A man directs the convoy. Trucks take turn and move towards the bivouac area. A board reads 'Stay on taped paths, Park under cover'. Men brush up grass to hide tire marks of the truck convoy. Tracks made by the moving truck convoy. Trucks parked in tree shadows. A truck under a tree shadow. A man jumps out of the truck and directs the truck to move forward in shade.
A United States Air Force Lockeed F-104 Starfighter aircraft takes off toward and over the camera, raising its landing gear as it passes. A slate reads: "High Flight." View from underneath as the F-104 flies above the camera. Next it is seen climbing into a clear blue sky. An aerial view as it performs a roll in flight. Views of earth below. Closeup show pilot in cockpit. During maneuvers the aircraft tail number "868" is seen. Closeup glimpse from inside the cockpit. The logo of the Tactical Air Command is seen on the 104's tail. The aircraft continues maneuvering, quietly, until TC: 00:45, when it's flight is accompanied by a voice reciting the sonnet, "High Flight," written by Royal Canadian pilot, John Gillespie Magee Jr., during World War 2.
A documentary by Ford Motor Company depicts activities of American Red Cross workers during World War I. A railroad siding. A band, women in Red Cross uniforms and soldiers at the siding. A train on a track in the background. U.S. soldiers walk in a line and a Red Cross woman hands out cards to the soldiers. The soldiers stand in a line at a Red Cross canteen.
Excerpts from speech of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House Correpondents' dinner on March 15, 1941 in Washington DC. Officials and dignitaries seated in a hall having dinner. President Roosevelt at a podium and speaks into a microphone. He speaks about people of the world supporting Britain and even Canada. He talks about America's full support to the British. Roosevelt in his speech praises British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He also speaks about America's support in world reconstruction and humanity. Roosevelt speaks that their should not be any racism. Every one should be treated equally and have equal rights. He talks about security, standard of living, and market for manufacturing. He says of dictators in Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, "We believe that the rallying cry of the dictators, their boasting about a master-race, will prove to be pure stuff and nonsense. There never has been, there isn't now, and there never will be, any race of people fit to serve as masters over their fellowmen."
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